fort monroe

The Army

TADLP

Distributed Learning
Program

Distributed Learning Council of

Colonels

27 October 2005

COL Jim Markley

Director-Training Development And Delivery Directorate
TRADOC Program Integration Officer

The Army Distributed Learning

Program

Agenda

• Overarching Architecture C2

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Issue & Recommendation

Lack of overarching architecture and program coordination
for training related information systems (IS).

•A number of IS's are being fielded, enhanced or maintained to
satisfy some part of the Systems Approach to Training (SAT)
through the Army's Training Information Architecture (ATIA)

•Currently there are as many management structures as there
are systems, each with their own set of requirements and
funding

•TADLP TPIO should be designated to lead effort to bring all
relevant training information systems together under one
common architecture

Recommendation: Use existing dL CoC membership to comprise
a Configuration and Requirements Control Board (CRCB) to
reconcile and align system requirements, interfaces and
configurations. DA G3 and TPIO TADLP co-chair the CRCB.

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Current Status of Army Training Related Information Systems

Design /
Evaluation

Current Status of Army Training IS's

•As depicted on the previous slide there are numerous training related
IS's that fulfill some part of the functional requirements of SAT and
ATIA

•The majority of these systems operate within independent acquisition
programs and combat developers and with uncoordinated
requirements

•This has led to numerous examples of redundant development
efforts, redundant requirements and duplicative functionality

•Most prominent examples of IS's with un-reconciled requirements that
are directly related to SAT:

•TDDT- Combat developer TDADD; materiel developer ATSC & PEO
STRI

•AIMS PC- Combat developer TOMA; materiel developer ATSC

•ALMS- Combat developer TPIO TADLP; materiel developer PM DLS

•DTMS- Combat developer CAC; materiel developer CAC

•OnSchedule- Combat developer APG; materiel developer APG

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Army Training Information System Vision

Design /
Evaluation

Army Training Information System Vision

•As depicted on the previous slide the ATIS vision is a system of
systems approach to aligning requirements, functionality and
interfaces between both training related IS's and non-training related
IS's (ATRRS, BCKS, RCAS, RPAS)

•This system of systems approach requires:

•Single architecture (operational & system view)

•Consolidated requirements databases (functional & system)

•Single configuration and requirements change business process

•Agreement between 06's responsible for various programs

•The system of systems approach will achieve the following:

•Reduction of expenditures on redundant or duplicative
functionality

•Single data repositories

•Automated exchange of critical data between systems
•Streamlined interfaces

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Chief, dL:

LTC Frank Anderson
757-788-5563
DSN 680-5563

andersonfh@monroe.army.mil

Questions?

Director:

COL Jim Markley
757-788-5700
DSN 680-5700

lames.ma
onroe.ar

Chief dL Support:

LTC Mark Lynch
757-788-5680
DSN 680-5680

mark.lynch@monroe.army.mil

Policy & Requirements, & DLD
Deputy Chief:

Mr. Paul McCarthy

757-788-5536

DSN 680-5536

mccarthyp@monroe.army.mil

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CLXXI Program Integration
Chief:

Ms. Glenna Dobie
757-788-5542
DSN 680-5542
dobieg@monroe.army.mil

n ue r ane r 2uub a i ine a

Dr. Connie Wardell
Director - Individual
Training Support,
Army Training Support

Center

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Agenda

• Resolve Technical Difficulty Issues

• Task-based Development

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dL CoC Web-Based dL
Technology Issues

Issue/Problem: Soldiers have difficulty accessing/playing web-based distributed learning because of
technical issues

Desired Council Action

- Form a group of NETCOM, TRADOC, and Reserve representatives to resolve how to deliver web-based training to the
Soldier with fewer technical issues

Key Assumption:

- Web-based delivery of training is a timely, cost effective, instructionally sound way of delivering needed training to
Soldiers

- 90% of delivery issues are related to technical or administrative assistance for Soldiers.

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dL CoC Web-Based dL
Technology Issues

Key Discussion Points

s Soldiers in OCONUS locations have difficulty accessing
web-based training if not on a .mil domain

s Soldiers (CONUS and OCONUS) often cannot download
needed plug-ins required to run the web-based
courseware on the .mil domain

s Each installation offers unique difficulties when
Soldiers take training based on particular DOIM's
security firewalls and restrictions

s When traffic is heavy on the NIPRNET, executing
training can be so slow that it is ineffective

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dL CoC Web-Based dL Technology

Issues

Issue

Description

Possible Solutions

Firewall

s

• Prevent students access
to web-based dL material;
both CONUS and OCONUS
from other than military
domain (home or private
ISP)

• Ports are closed that
allow for streaming video

• Host web-based training outside
of the NIPRNET

• Find ways to reroute training
(open specific ports)

• Continue to investigate work
arounds (i.e. CD ROM)

DOIM

• There are no service
wide standard rules for
DOIM operation. Each
DOIM may apply more
stringent rules

• DOIM blocks access of
key training plug-ins (i.e.
RealPlayer)

• DOIM restricts loading of
certain plug-ins to
Government computers
(i.e. nGrain)

• Have NETCOM standardize DOIM
operations with training
community

• Find way to reroute training
(open specific ports)

• Work with NETCOM to certify
loading of plug-ins for all DOIMs

Council.

dL CoC Task-Based Development

Issue/Problem: Past development and fielding of dL
courseware has not been timely in meeting training requirements
of Soldiers. Current TADLP funding is being used only for
courses/phases of courses. Fielding is done when the total course
is accepted.

Desired Council Action - Provide method for obtaining critical
tasks for task-based training development.

Key Assumptions:

- Timely delivery of dL products is critical for operational readiness of
Soldiers and positioning the Army for transformation to ARFORGEN.

- Focus on task development related to:

s Battle Command Knowledge System (BCKS) requirements with focus
on the Operational Domain.

s The 39/9 tasks directed by CSA.
s Safety Issues.

^ Feedback from CALL.

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dL CoC Task-Based Development

Key Discussion Points: (Proposed development strategy)

■s Task-based development should take no more than 3
months to develop.

^ Field 'good enough' tasks using the first 10-30 Soldiers as
the validation population.

^ Correct errors and validation comments before
acceptance of courseware as final.

s Provide Soldier credit for taking tasks that are a part of a
course.

^ Put tasks together to form courses, when appropriate.

^ Reuse tasks in other courses, where appropriate.

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dL CoC Task-Based
Development

• Status of Proof of Principle:

- Graphical User Interface for all tasks is complete

- Contract template was used for contracting 2
tasks

- 2 in-house and 2 contracted tasks are under
development

- Operational Concept Document and Test Plan are
developed

- Evaluation Plan is being developed

• Way Ahead:

- Tasks completed and initial fielding - Dec 05

- Validation of tasks and evaluation of PoP - Jan 06

- Results/Report Out - Feb 06

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BACKUP

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Issue/RQMT to be Briefed MDEP:

XXXX MACOM/PROPONENT:

Discussion: Student services
receives reports from Soldiers
that they cannot access web-
based training and/or they can
not download plug-ins required to
run the training. Timely training
is needed by Soldiers. Soldiers
need easy access to the most up-
to-date training available as soon

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RECOMMENDATION:

Form a group of NETCOM, TRADOC,
and Reserve representatives to
resolve how to deliver web-based
training t o the Sol dier with fewer

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Brief Y or N)

Comment

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Issue/RQMT to be Briefed MDEP:
MACOM/PR O PON ENT:

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Discussion: Current fielding of
dL courseware is not meeting timely
training requirements of Soldiers.
TAdLP funding is only for
courses/phases of courses. PoP will
evaluate task-based development
approach before full implementation.
Delivery orders will be modified and
vetted through Technical Change

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Risk Assessment- Check one &

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□ Tier 0 Can accept no risk
0 Tier 1 Can accept little risk

□ Tier 2 Can accept some risk

REMlMW^ derafe r/Si

Based on results of the PoP for Task-
Based Development, move forward
with task-based development and
incremental fielding of tasks. Approve
use of TAdLP funds for either
courses/phases or unit training

Approve/Disapprove dL

CoC

Brief Y or N)

Comment

MDEP

POC

QUAD#

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Summary

Benefits of The Army Distributed Learning
Program:

•Improves readiness - supports an Army at War!

•Continuous training environment throughout
career

•Foundation for Lifelong Learning

•Provides training anytime, anywhere; reduces
time soldiers are away from unit/home

•Training efficiencies leveraged through
multimedia and immersive training products

•Standardized Reserve Component and Active
Component training

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